Chevrolet Avalanche Complaints

2,954 consumer complaints on file.

#10184632March 9, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAULTY. HE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER , AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45000.*AK
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#10184494March 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLE FELL OFF MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED- THE HOUSING BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF - I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY AT MY EXPENSE SINCE IT WAS OVER A YEAR I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. HOW CAN THE SAME THING HAPPEN? THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE LAMP AND HOUSING FELL OUT AND WERE DANGLING ON MY VEHICLE WITH A SMALL WIRE AS I DROVE, UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD STOPPED. *JB
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#10184115March 3, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE'S MOST COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINT IS "WATER LEAKING" INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE SUV. FRONT FLOORS ARE COMPLETELY SOAKED WITH STANDING WATER. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED VARIED METHOD'S TO FIX. THE REASON FOR COMPLAINT< AND PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS: NOT ONLY ARE THESE REPORTED PROBLEMS INCONVENIENT (ONE CHEVY AVALANCHE OWNER REPORTED ONE INCH OF WATER IN THE FLOOR OF HIS CAB AFTER AN 8 HOUR DRIVE!), BUT THEY COULD ALSO BE DANGEROUS. ON PAGE 8-1117, VOLUME 4 OF THE GM AUTHORIZED SERVICE MANUAL FROM HELM INC. STATES: "CAUTION: IF ANY WATER ENTERS THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR UP TO THE LEVEL OF THE CARPET OR HIGHER AND SOAKS THE CARPET, THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (SDM) AND THE SDM HARNESS CONNECTOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SDM COULD BE ACTIVATED WHEN POWERED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG(S) AND RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY." THIS FACT IS NOT GIVEN TO OWNERS, AND IN REALITY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY THE WATER LEAKS. THIS ONE WEBSITE HAS OVER 160 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE, FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEMS ASAP, BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. THANK YOU. *JB
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#10183978March 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER SHOWING 50 MPH AT A COMPLETE STOP. INACCURATE SPEED INDICATION. VEHICLE HAS 54634 MILES ON IT. *JB
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#10184028March 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY GOES OFF BY 10-80 MILES AN HOUR. THERE ARE NO EVENTS THAT "CAUSE" THIS TO OCCUR, IT APPEARS TO DO IT RANDOMLY. I NOTICE IT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY APPEARS TO BE GOING FASTER OR SLOWER THAN THE SPEED INDICATED. I TRIED CONTACTING THE DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT THEY HAVE IGNORED MY ONLINE REPAIR APPOINTMENT SUBMITTAL. THE UPSETTING PART IS THAT MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. LUCKILY MY CELL PHONE HAS GPS AND WILL INDICATE GROUND SPEED. I CAN USE IT TO VERIFY THE VEHICLE SPEED. I AM LUCKY THAT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A TICKET OR KILLED. I HAVE A PHOTO OF MY SPEEDOMETER NEARLY PEGGED OUT AT 115 MILES AN HOUR TO PROVE IT. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN MY VEHICLE THAT FAST. I HEARD THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING PROBLEM WITH GM SUV SPEEDOMETERS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *JB
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#10183872March 1, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BRAKE,STEERING FAILURES AND STEERING ISSUES. *JB
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#10183938March 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BATTERY GOING DEAD, MANUFACTURER WILL NOT SAY WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT IS CAUSING IT. BEEN IN SERVICE 30 DAYS AND OVER 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WILL NOT STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. *NM
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#10183791February 28, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON 2 LANE PORTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. BY THE TIME I COASTED TO A STOP WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES I WAS ON AN OVERPASS WITH NOWHERE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC, SO ENDED UP BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. OBD II CODE READER SHOWED NO CODE ERRORS. REPLACED FUEL FILTER. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING NHTSA SITE AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE INTERNET FOUND IT MIGHT BE THE CKP (CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR). TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TOOL VERIFIED IT WAS THE CKP. QUOTED PART AND LABOR TO BE $300 - $500. SAVING UP MONEY FOR REPAIR. *NM
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#10183701February 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
HERE'S ABOUT MY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH MY 2004 AVALANCHE WHICH I PURCHASED ON JULY 28, 2004 WITH 137 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I PURCHASED THE VALUE GUARD GM PROTECTION PLAN. OF COURSE, THE VEHICLE WAS GREAT FOR THE FIRST 37,990 MILES. MY FIRST PROBLEM CAME ON 10/31/06, ONLY 2 YEARS 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE DATE. MY TAILGATE HANDLE BROKE WHILE OPENING IT HANDLE REPLACEMENT WAS $568. TO MY SURPRISE AND APPARENTLY ALSO TO THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE EXISTING SPOILER HAD TO BE TORN OFF AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE TO ACCESS THE HANDLE. THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL $186 PLUS LABOR. I QUESTION THE DESIGNERS OF THE TAILGATE ASSEMBLY. WHY WOULD ANYONE DESIGN PARTS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DESTROYED IN ORDER TO SERVICE ANOTHER PART? IN FACT, WHY WOULD ANY PART THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE USED FREQUENTLY BY A REGULAR TRUCKER BREAK SO EASILY? OF COURSE, NEITHER THE WARRANTY NOR THE GM PROTECTION PLAN COVERED THIS. THE NEXT PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 12/27/06 AT 41,901 MILES, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULDN'T SHUTOFF. INTO THE DEALERSHIP WE WENT AND $334 LATER A WIPER BOARD WAS REPLACED. NO WARRANTY AGAIN COVERED THIS PROBLEM. I NO SOONER GOT HOME AND HAD TO RETURN ON 12/28/06 AT 41,944 MILES. NOW MY DASHBOARD LIGHT SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS ON. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE TRANSFER CASE ENCODER SHORTED OUT AND $779 LATER IT WAS FIXED. I MIGHT HAVE USED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE 8-10 TIMES AT THE MOST. AT THAT TIME, I'D OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 29 MONTHS, THAT'S PRETTY SAD!! TODAY WITH THE LATEST EPISODE, I TRIED TO LOWER MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND IT WOULDN'T WORK. THE OTHER 3 WINDOWS WORK FINE. I WAITED AND TRIED AGAIN LATER STILL NO LUCK. I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND BUT NO ACTION.THIS PROBABLY MEANS ANOTHER VISIT TO THE DEALER. *NM
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#10183550February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NOT INDICATING SPEED, WILL STAY STUCK ON NUMBER AND DO NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN VEHICLE ITS OFF. *JB
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#10183554February 26, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER ABNORMAL MILES PER HOUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE DEALER WAS AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BE REPAIRED.*AK
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#10183547February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON A 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. THE SPEEDOMETER IS PEGGED OUT AT TOP SPEED AT A CONSTANT. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL BOUNCE AROUND, BUT IT IS NEVER ACCURATE. *JB
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#10182963February 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY VEHICLE STICKS AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
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#10182926February 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Z66 AND IT HAS 45K MILES ON IT. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. IT EITHER STICKS IN ONE SPOT OR JITTERS BUT I CAN BE IN PARK AND IT SAYS I AM GOING 60 MPH. GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ALTHOUGH I FOUND A WEBSITE WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-AVALANCHE/TJI11LGM9554MERNA AND THERE ARE 46 POSTS ON THIS WEBSITE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 04 AVALANCHE AND GM HAS NOT RECALLED IT YET. *JB
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#10182836February 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK AT ALL THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE COLD, WHEN IT STARTED WORKING, THE NEEDLE KEPT GOING UNTIL IT WAS PINNED WELL PAST 120. THAT IS WHERE IT SITS RIGHT NOW. *JB
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#10182873February 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS VERY ERRATIC. IT STICKS, IT SAYS THAT I AM GOING 40 TO 50 MPH HIGHER THAN I AM AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS JUST FINE. I HAVE READ ABOUT OVER 400 OTHER OWNERS OF GM TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
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#10182648February 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. SPEED SHOWS 120 MPH WHEN STOPPED OR DRIVING. CHEVY DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED I "FOLLOW SOMEONE", BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
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#10182589February 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND LOST POWER. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT TO HIS HOME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, W3HICH FAILURE IS RELATED TO A GAS LINE SENSOR. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS IN AN AWKWARD PLACE AND IF IT BROKE THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE , AND REQUIRED HIM TO SIGN A WAIVER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 76000. *AK
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#10182258February 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE WHERE SPEEDOMETER JUST QUIT AND IS NOW PEGGED AT 120 MPH WHEN PARKED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE REALLY HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. BASED ON MANY OTHER GM OWNERS I KNOW THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, GM NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TWO PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE HAD IT QUOTED AS A $600 FIX. THIS IS INSANE. *JB
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#10182073February 9, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR WINDOW LEAKED FROM DAY 1, REPORTED TO DEALER, UPON LEASE TURN IN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT RUBBER AROUND WINDOW WAS CRACKED, THEY ARE NOW CHARGING ME FOR THE DAMAGE. *JB
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